RAILSCOT | Bridgwater

Bridgwater

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Bridgwater
Bridgwater General
Bridgwater

Station code: BWT National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

Nearby stations Bridgwater North Dunball Halt Bawdrip Halt Cossington Lyng Halt Durston Athelney Bason Bridge Highbridge Highbridge East Edington Burtle Burnham-on-Sea Creech St Michael Halt Shapwick Thornfalcon	Puriton Factory Athelney Junction Cogload Junction Highbridge Locomotive Shed Creech Watertroughs Creech Junction Hinkley Point Powerstation Peat Excavations Curry Rivel Junction Peat Excavations Fairwater Yard Taunton Cider Factory Hatch Tunnel Somerton Tunnel Wells Branch Junction
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

14/06/1841	Bristol and Exeter Railway Bristol (Harbour Bridge Junction) to Bridgwater, and Weston Junction to Weston-super-Mare opened. Stations on these sections at: Nailsea, Clevedon Road, Banwell, Weston Junction, (possibly Oldmixon), Highbridge, and Bridgwater, and on the original Weston branch Weston-Super-Mare [1st].
01/07/1842	Bristol and Exeter Railway Bridgwater to Taunton opened. Stations on this section at: Durston, Creech and Taunton.

News items

09/03/2014	Bristol-to-Taunton railway line to re-open [BBC News]
26/02/2014	Submerged Somerset railway line to remain closed for 'many weeks' [BBC News]